How to pass parameters to a Flash projector (Windows)?

Question

Is there any way to pass command line parameters to a Flash projector in Windows? I have another application (in this case, an installer) that will need to communicate to a Flash projector (the same way flashvars work). I wasn't able to find any information online (everything seems to be focused on using FSCommand parameters for executing future projectors, which doesn't help me with calling the original one)...

Answer 1

I'm fairly sure that standard Flash projectors can not do this. However, other third party wrapper's such as MDM's Zinc or NorthCode's SWFStudio may offer that functionality.

Answer 2

just a note on this. you can pass parameters to the standalone flash player. i created a .bat file like this, which works like a charm:

flashplayer_10_sa.exe aFlashFile.swf?param=value?otherparam=othervalue

you can download the standalon player from adobe: http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html

Answer 3

If you have the file served behind an HTTP server, let's say http://domain.com/main.swf, you can choose the option Open URL from the projector and pass the flashvars along with the URL like so:

http://domain.com/main.swf?var1=value1&var2=value2